An American actor from Wahpeton, North Dakota, his numerous early television credits include WKRP in Cincinnati, St. Elsewhere, T.J. Hooker, Hill Street Blues, Dallas, Magnum, P.I., The Golden Girls, 21 Jump Street, Growing Pains and Perfect Strangers.

He also has numerous appearances in both mainstream and cult television series, including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Alien Nation, Picket Fences, Millennium, The X-Files, Friends, Ally McBeal, Angel, ER, and Leverage.